Zips sports news, features and notes
- UA football: Zips lift quarterback prospect Chandler Kincade from Pitt’s backyard
- George M. Thomas: Finals ratings go up with stakes
- George Thomas: Magic Johnson prescribe’s Heat’s cure
- UA notebook: Keith Dambrot has Zips working for future
- On the record — Three former KSU golfers in U.S. Open
- Zips teams showing academic progress
- Q&A with Quincy Diggs, who returns to Zips basketball after suspension
- Former Zips point guard Abreu pleads guilty in drug case
- UA football: Defensive lineman gains sixth year of eligibility, set to transfer to UA from Florida State
- Reports: Zips football grab FSU defensive tackle
Zips basketball sign four for Class of '13
According to a news release: University of Akron men's basketball head coach Keith Dambrot announced on Tuesday that Kwan Cheatham (Cincinnati), B.J. Gladden (Charlotte), Aaron Jackson (Gahanna) and Isaiah Johnson (Cincinnati) have signed national letters of intent to play for the Zips in the 2013-14 season.
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Zips Soccer: Porter buys tickets for Rowdies
Apparently Zips soccer coach Caleb Porter is looking to give his team as much of a home pitch advantage as possible.
A spokesman confirmed that Porter purchased 300 tickets for the AK Rowdies for this Sunday's upcoming NCAA Tournment game.
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UA basketball: Harney, Treadwell to miss three games
A clerical error could influence the start of the Akron Zips’ men’s basketball season.
The UA athletic department announced Friday afternoon that junior forwards Nick Harney and Demetrius Treadwell will miss the first three games of the season – including tonight’s opener against Coastal Carolina and the opening game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Classic next weekend.
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Kent State rallies to beat Akron
A flawless perfect first half gave way to mistakes in the second leading the University of Akron to lose to rival Kent State 35-24 at Dix Stadium Saturday afternoon.
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